New Books in Popular Culture
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Jonathan Ervine, "Humour in Contemporary France: Controversy, Consensus and Contradictions" (Liverpool UP, 2019)
An interview with Jonathan Ervine
Leslie Bow, "Racist Love: Asian Abstraction and the Pleasures of Fantasy" (Duke UP, 2022)
An interview with Leslie Bow
Chris Kempshall, "The History and Politics of Star Wars: Death Stars and Democracy" (Routledge, 2022)
An interview with Chris Kempshall
Steven Hyden, "Long Road: Pearl Jam and the Soundtrack of a Generation" (Hachette Books, 2022)
An interview with Steven Hyden
J. W. Rinzler and Lee Unkrich, "Stanley Kubrick's The Shining" (Taschen, 2023)
An interview with Lee Unkrich
Deep Cuts: Classic Rock and Hair Metal with Professor and Guitarist Jesse Kavadlo
Jesse Kavadlois the classic renaissance man literature and humanities professor, author of acclaimed books and articles, President of theDon DeLillo Society, fantastic husband and fatherANDself-taught guitarist and vocalist withTop Gunz, one of t
Nick Seaver, "Computing Taste: Algorithms and the Makers of Music Recommendation" (U Chicago Press, 2022)
An interview with Nick Seaver
Maria Sonevytsky, "Wild Music: Sound and Sovereignty in Ukraine" (Wesleyan UP, 2019)
An interview with Maria Sonevytsky
Justin Gregg, "If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity" (Little, Brown, 2022)
An interview with Justin Gregg
Oline Eaton, "Finding Jackie: The Second Act of America's First Lady" (Diversion Books, 2023)
An interview with Oline Eaton